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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hollowed
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The team excavated several key places on the site, studied cores of soil and conducted an additional LiDAR, or Light Detection and Ranging, survey of the area.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025 -
The Wondras were identified as suspects three years ago by Fruitland Police Chief JD Huff after law enforcement excavated their backyard, searching the area for human remains.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Oct. 2025
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After a sacrifice bunt and Sears’ eighth strikeout — one shy of a season high — the 29-year-old left-hander grooved a middle-in sweeper for Blaine Crim to yank out to left, some 439 feet from the plate.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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With its signature grooved aluminum shell, Rimowa’s spinners are both a fashion statement and a piece of travel engineering.—
Julie Loffredi,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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When an autopsy was conducted on Campbell, it was discovered that seven of the 11 stab wounds penetrated her heart.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Archaeologists have successfully penetrated the symbols and restored eroded passages to find the queen.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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Successive hurricanes had gouged a hole in the Sunshine State, leaving several private carriers insolvent — and leaving hundreds of thousands of their customers with no choice but Citizens.—
Mario Ariza,
ProPublica,
15 Sep. 2025
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But a low spot in the ocean, a channel gouged down into the sand on the ocean surface, or a break in a sandbar, can disrupt that flow and push water through the spot to create a current much more powerful than the surrounding flow.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Hollowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hollowed. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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